Prof. Heiner Flassbeck

Former Director of UNCTAD’s division on Globlization and Development Strategies

Professor Dr. Heiner Flassbeck advises governments, political parties and other institutions in macroeconomic affairs. Prior to that he has served from 2003 to 2012 as Director of the Division on Globalization and Development Strategies of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). He was the principal author and the leader of the team preparing UNCTAD's Trade and Development Report.

Prior to joining UNCTAD, Mr. Flassbeck was chief economist in the German Institute for Economic Research between 1988 and 1998, and State Secretary (Vice Minister) from October 1998 to April 1999 at the Federal Ministry of Finance responsible for international affairs, the European Union and IMF.

He has published a large number of books. The last one is “Principles of Relevant Economics” from September 2024.